FOREST LAKE ROTARY CLUB
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About.

The Rotary Club of Forest Lake was chartered May 4, 1984. 

Club Motto: We have fun and create lasting change in our communities through local and international service.

Rotary Four Way Test
Of the things we think, say or do:
  1. Is it the truth?
  2. Is it fair to all concerned?
  3. Will it build goodwill and
    better friendships?
  4. Will it be beneficial to all
    concerned?

Chartered in 1984

The following is a partial list of the causes and groups we’ve supported:
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American Cancer Society
American Legion 4th of July Parade
Family Pathways 
Schumacher Field 
Forest Lake Fire Department
​Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau
Forest Lake Scholarship / Strive
National Child Safety Council
Minnesota Sheriff’s Association
Warner Nature Center
Adopt a Highway
Shield’s Lake Park
Girl Scouts
St. Croix Valley Boy Scouts
Indianhead Council
Masquers Theatre
Forest Lake Safety Camp
Various well projects
Sunrise Prairie Bike Trail
Senior Community Center
Parmly Residence
Forest Lake Chamber
Local PTAs for various projects
Lakes Life Care Center
Tubman Family Alliance
Fast For Hope
Polio Eradication
Various other Rotary Clubs
Feed My Starving Children
Courage Center
Tapestries of Life
Northwoods Humane Society
Wyoming Library Fund
​FL Lions – Food Wagon
School Dist. 831
Forest Lake Helping Hand
FLHS – Interact Club

 

Our Goals

Increase our Impact
-Develop a menu of international opportunities for projects
-Opportunities for non-profits to help raise goods/funds
-Utilize District grant funds for community projects
-Support international project Food for His Children
-Create and cultivate fundraising campaign that includes corporate sponsorship program
-80% of members are Sustaining Members ($100 annually)
-100% donate annually (Every Rotarian Every Year) 
-We have an active Interact club and support their projects


Expand our Reach
-We have a broad cross section of members from community
-We are a flexible club able to adapt to new situations

-Our members are willing to kick in time, energy and money
-We work with other clubs to promote events, meetings, ourselves

Increase our Ability to Adapt
-Build hybrid club model
-We have a developed fundraising strategy 
-We have diverse demographics including classifications
-We perform local service projects with transformational impact

Enhance Participant Engagement​

-We have communication strategies that appeal to our younger members
-All members know about Rotary International training opportunities
-We have diverse weekly meetings
-We participate in District & Rotary International training
-Increase membership to 45
-Increase service activities offered
-Increase social activities and opportunities

Board of Directors 

President
Linda Nanko-Yeager
President Elect
Susan Young
President Nominee 
OPEN
Past President 
Jim Redfield
Elected Secretary
Karen Alm
Treasurer
​Cindy Mattson
Service Projects Chair
Karen Morehead & Eric Valentin
Membership Chair
Clare Lillis & Hanna Valento
Foundation Chair
Jim Redfield
Public Image Chair
Melissa Niederkorn
Social/Fun Chair
Doug Goerss
Program Committee Chair
TBD
Fundraising Committee Chair
Angie Comstock & Eric Valentin
DEI Champion
Hanna Valento
Human Trafficking Champion
Karen Morehead
Interact Advisors:
Susan Young & Clare Lillis
Executive Secretary
Angie Comstock
Contact Us:
flrotary@gmail.com

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​Member Directory

Karen Alm
Alan Bakke
Ted Blank
Kathy Bystrom
Angie Comstock
Linda Ehli
Rebecca Fahning
Jim Gavin
Doug Goerss
Ryan Goodman
Kerrie Holschbach 
Jesse Johnson
Mike Kaiser
John Klawiter
Nannette LaNasa
Clare Lillis
Linda Madsen 
Steve Massey 
Cindy Mattson 
Gary Moe 
Karen Morehead
Linda Nanko-Yeager
Melissa Niederkorn 
Derek Otto
Rick Peterson 
Rita Pietruszewski 
Dave Purdy
Jim Redfield 
Fred Rau
Blake Roberts 
Matt Sonnentag 
Ken Tolzmann
​Eric Valentin

Hanna Valento​
Ron Vannelli 
Lee Weigt 

Steve Whitaker 
Nate Wilner
Susan Young 
About Forest Lake Rotary
The Rotary Club of Forest Lake was chartered May 4, 1984.
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We have fun and create lasting change in our communities through local and international service.
What is Rotary?
Rotary is 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change - across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
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